Lily of the Valley
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports or Recreation |
| Occupation | Soul Surfer |
| Location | Seattle, Pacific Northwest, United States |
| Introduction | I am a longboard girl. A Chi Surfer. A girl who rides the energy of the waves both while riding my 9 foot longboard as well as while riding the waves of energy (Qi) within my own body. This is Chi Surfing. A new art. A new surfing frontier. Untouched.Unexplored. Raw. Wild. Filled with untold adventures. This is the next evolution of surfing. Chi Surfing!!! I've studied the Chinese art of chi gung (qigong) since I was a very young girl and I am adapting my longboard surfing style to flow with chi (qi), making me, quite possibly, the world's first Chi Gung longboard soul surfer. I plan to use my chi gung skills to help me on my quest from beginning surfer to a soft style nose rider, using chi specifically to bring a flowing sense of softness, grace, and beauty to my enhanced sensually sensory style of surfing. I have written a book on qigong called Chi Gung: Chinese Healing, Energy, and Natural Magick. I'm using the ideas from that book as well as a lifetime of study and practice in the art in my new surfing style. My year's goal is a mellow ride on a Big Wave. MY ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO RIDE WAVES WITH A NEW SENSE OF UNBRIDLED STOKE, WILD AND FREE AS A STORM RIDER. |
| Interests | Xiangqi, Chinese School of International Chess, Surfing, Longboard Surfing, Big Wave Surfing, Freediving, Swimming, Qigong, Chi Gung, Fish Tacos, Baja Cooking, Chess, Slacklining, Slackline Yoga. |
| Favorite Movies | Classic Surfing Movies, Endless Summer 2, Endless Summer, Point Break, North Shore, Big Wednesday, Gidget, Wingnut's Art of Longboarding: volumes 1, 2, 3 |
| Favorite Music | The Doors, Jimmy Buffett |
| Favorite Books | BAJA: Cooking on the Edge by Deborah M. Schneider, Surfin'ary by Trevor Cralle, Wingnut's Complete Surfing by Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, Surfing and Social Theory by Nick Ford and David Brown, Chasing Waves by Amy Waeschle, Kelly Slater For the Love by Kelly Slater, Laird Hamilton Force of Nature by Laird Hamilton, Surf is Where You Find It by Gerry Lopez |